NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 7: Guide for inclusive research. Picture: Screengrab from video "Guide to engaging groups underserved by research". Illustration of a book and "Engaging with groups underserved by research" text.

#ARCadvent day 7️⃣:

Guide for inclusive research

Researchers from @arc-wm.bsky.social worked with members of the public & patients to produce guidance to support researchers in their work with groups underserved by research.

birmingham.ac.uk/research/act...

@unibirmingham.bsky.social @ukri.org

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 6: People from poorer or deprived backgrounds need more support to recover from PTSD. Picture: Hand holding out an empty jeans pocket.

#ARCadvent day 6️⃣:

Researchers at @unisouthampton.bsky.social, @cardiffuni.bsky.social & @sheffielduni.bsky.social – including @arcwessex.bsky.social colleagues – have shown that people from poorer or deprived backgrounds need more support to recover from #PTSD

www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/talking...

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 5: Helping parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children. Picture: Parent and two children hugging.

#ARCadvent day 5️⃣:

A new programme developed to help parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children addresses a critical gap in #MentalHealth services.

The programme was funded by @arckss.bsky.social and is the first of its kind in the UK.

arc-kss.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-pro...

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 4: Giving patients online access to notes boosts safety and engagement. Picture: Person's hands with a laptop screen and a smartphone screen.

#ARCadvent day 4️⃣:

A landmark review by @arc-nwl.bsky.social, drawing on data from over 200,000 patients, shows that giving patients access to their medical notes improves safety, builds trust, & supports underserved groups, all without adding extra burden on staff
arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/news/giving-...

The NIHR ARC West newsletter - December edition In this edition: Cerebral palsy protection milestone; Bereavement inequities among Black British people; 5G rollout in workplaces "behind expectations"; New GP approach to HIV testing; Plus much more

📮Just published! Our December email newsletter

So many stories in this edition:

Cerebral palsy protection milestone
Bereavement inequities among Black British people
5G rollout in workplaces "behind expectations"
New GP approach to HIV testing

Plus much more

mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

New: Evidence Brief: Negotiating competing priorities in #nurse #shift scheduling

"...rigid policies and competing approaches often lead to conflicts, low morale and turnover. "

Download here:https://www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/reports-toolkits-support

@ora-dall.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

Are we speaking the same language? Thoughts on developing shared understanding in co-production - ARC West As part of our project to develop a co-production community of practice, team members from different organisations and sectors realised they had very different vocabularies when talking about co-produ...

Shared definitions aren’t enough in co-produced research: we need shared understanding.

Community partners told us how terms like 'research' and 'researcher' can feel loaded. Trust grows through listening, reflection and collaboration.

#Coproduction

Read our blog arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/are-we-speak...

Structural racism and cultural misunderstanding compound grief for Black British and Black Caribbean communities, study finds - ARC West Inequities in how bereavement is experienced and supported among people of Black British and Black Caribbean heritage in England has been revealed in a new study led by the University of Bristol. The ...

“The system doesn’t really cater for the trauma that Black people have experienced”

Structural racism and cultural misunderstanding compound grief for Black British and Black Caribbean communities, according to a new study published today in Death Studies

#Grief

arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/structural-r...

🎉 Amazing news! We are celebrating with our BaBi Hull team on their recruitment milestone – thank you to everyone at BaBi Hull and all the women who have taken part!

Read more here: www.babinetwork.co.uk/news

YouTube video by NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London Developing Inclusive Practices around Consent and Mental Capacity in Palliative Care Research

If you missed the November webinar from the NIHR ARC Palliative and End of Life Care National Leadership Forum on developing inclusive practices around consent and mental capacity in palliative care research, you can now catch up here. 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpzb...

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 3: Guidance on how to disseminate research findings. Picture: Person using a laptop.

#ARCadvent day 3️⃣:
How to disseminate research
@arceastofengland.bsky.social researchers, in collaboration with public advisors, launched a framework to support researchers, funders & practitioners to develop, implement & evaluate effective dissemination strategies
arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 2: AI-driven study shows loneliness leads to earlier care home entry. Picture: Older adult looking through binoculars

#ARCadvent day 2️⃣:

An ARC North Thames study using artificial intelligence (AI) has uncovered the significant role that loneliness plays in older adults entering care homes earlier than necessary.

arc-nt.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

@cpeclse.bsky.social

❄️ Read our final national newsletter of the year!
mailchi.mp/nihr/decembe...
for the latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from NIHR ARCs across the country.

❄️ Browse #ARCadvent this month, with daily posts on 1-25 December revealing the most popular stories of 2025!

#ARCadvent day 1:
ICYMI: Our national #ARCseminar explored how creative arts improve wellbeing & research involvement for diverse communities.

The 1st session, chaired by Prof Simon Gilbody (YHARC), focused on Improving mental health with creative arts.
tinyurl.com/ycx44aw6

✨ Introducing #ARCEMRewind2025

Join us for 12 days of reflection as we rewind through 2025, with one highlight from each month celebrating research breakthroughs, policy impact and awards.

⏪ Follow our countdown!

This week, we were at ReCoCo in Newcastle to celebrate the launch of a new book which explores the evolving landscape of Public Involvement & Community Engagement in research - through powerful case studies & insights from those directly involved in it.

Read more: tinyurl.com/4tdfjdb9

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 1 The healing power of creative arts. Picture: Silhouette of a person singing and dancing

#ARCadvent day 1️⃣:
The healing power of creative arts

This year, our national #ARCseminar webinar series explored how creative arts can improve both the wellbeing and involvement in research of different communities

▶️ Read more & watch the recordings:
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-hea...

Creative arts therapies effective for treating trauma in young people worldwide, Oxford research finds New Oxford research supported by NIHR ARC OxTV shows creative arts therapies – including music, dance and drama – effectively reduce PTSD symptoms in children and adolescents worldwide, with particula...

New research by ARC OxTV-funded doctoral researcher Briana Applewhite from @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social shows creative arts therapies effectively reduce PTSD in young people worldwide – especially in culturally diverse communities.

🎨 33 studies, 17 countries, 4,587 participants

Research journeys of academic and community researchers - ARC West Are academic and community researchers fellow travellers or just moving in the same direction? In this blog, the team behind the ARC West project to create a co-production community of practice reflec...

🧭Are academic and community researchers on the same journey?

Our new blog explores insights from journey mapping with both groups.

Key themes:

🗣️ Communication
🎓 Training
🤝 Power sharing

Addressing these challenges will help move towards genuine collaboration.

arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research-jou...

The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) November 2025 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Comprehensive new guidance for care planning, resources to improve admissions to mental health units for young people and their ...

Read the November roundup of top stories, blogs & opportunities from all NIHR Applied Research Collaborations ( #NIHRARCs) across the country

mailchi.mp/nihr/novembe...

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ARC Research and Impact fellowships Applications for 2026 are now open. The deadline is 7 January 2026 at 12:00pm. For more information, please refer to the ‘Apply Here’ section.

👉 NIHR EoE Applied Research Collaboration 'Research and Impact Fellowship' applications are NOW OPEN!
👉 Deadline is 07 January 2026 - 12.00pm
👉 To find out more bit.ly/4pxLJd6
@cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @angliaruskin.bsky.social @royalpapworth.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

A split-screen graphic. On the left, a blue background features the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) logo and a large quotation mark icon, followed by a quote about the importance of involving people in research. On the right, a photo shows a bright, modern indoor event space where groups of people are standing and sitting at tables, talking and networking.

Over 100 local people, researchers, healthcare professionals and others explored how collaborative health and social care research can be strengthened across London at our annual Active Involvement in Research events. #AIRD25

Catch up with highlights of the day 👇

arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...

A graphic from NIHR ARC South London. Text on a blue background reads: "Care coordinators support people - often those with long-term conditions or frailty - to access the right care. They link teams, coordinate services and advocate for individuals. This project will explore how these roles are developing within integrated health and care systems." There is a photo of an older man talking to a healthcare professional.

New research will examine the nature of new care coordinator roles and how they are working in practice within integrated health and care systems. 👇

arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...

Next week!

Join this free webinar on the Respectful Research Charter to learn how its principles can support your work.

🗓️ 02/12/2025
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nCth1H

#InclusiveResearch #GreaterManchester

Reflections from Co-Creating Change: Designing Domestic Abuse Services Together - PenARC On 3rd October 2025, PenARC co-hosted a powerful and thought-provoking online event, Co-Creating Change: Designing Domestic Abuse Services Together, in collaboration with ARC North East and North Cumb...

As the #16DaysOfActivism begins, we’re sharing reflections from our event Co-Creating Change, focused on designing domestic abuse services with people with lived experience.

tinyurl.com/2s4y85z9

@arcnenc.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

#DomesticAbuse #CoProduction #TraumaInformed

Voice of the Voiceless: How we co-produced materials to help reduce stigma for people receiving opioid substitution therapy in pharmacies - ARC West Voice of the Voiceless is a collaboration between people who receive opioid substitution therapy (OST) for opioid dependence, University of Bristol academics (Dr Vicky Carlisle, Dr Adam Holland, Dr Je...

💡 New booklet!
Helping reduce #stigma for people who receive #opioid substitution treatment, and empower them in their interactions with pharmacy staff

💬 Read the blog by @vic-carlisle.bsky.social about how they co-produced the booklet 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-we-co-pr...

@capcbristol.bsky.social

Pre-application support funding from ARC East Midlands is helping researchers like Dalvir prepare strong doctoral proposals.

Her story shows how mentorship and support help overcome challenges and build confidence for impactful applications.

Read here:
🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/dalvirs...

Conversations about knowledge mobilisation with public contributors - ARC West Dr Helen Baxter, Research Fellow in Knowledge Mobilisation and Implementation at NIHR ARC West, reflects on how knowledge mobilisation is relevant to public contributors. This blog was written by Hele...

🤔 What is knowledge mobilisation and why does it matter to public contributors?

Dr Helen Baxter explores how conversations, relationships and shared perspectives help turn research into real-world impact.

arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/conversation...

#KnowledgeMobilisation #PublicInvolvement

🧩 Researchers from the NIHR ARC East of England have developed a free, informative resource to help professionals working with migrants to better understand the causes of food poverty among migrants and provide more effective support.

Access the resource here▶️ arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...

Benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and Opioid Co-use: Research and Recommendations - Drug Research Network Scotland Join us for Benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and Opioid Co-use: Research and Recommendations, a webinar in collaboration with the University of Bristol and University of Bath. 28 November 2025 11:00 AM - 12:...

⏰This Friday! 11am-12pm
💻Webinar: Benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and Opioid Co-use: Research and Recommendations💊

Hear presentations from our colleagues Jo Kesten @jokesten.bsky.social, Gabriele Vojt, Hannah Family @hannah-family.bsky.social and Jenny Scott @jscottuob.bsky.social
Sign up!👉 bit.ly/43QBSXr